Digging It at Hood River Marina on the Columbia River Gorge
Right now, there's quite a difference in sailing conditions between San Francisco Bay and the Columbia River Gorge.
Herreshoff 12 1/2 Is Waiting for Spring
You can sail the California coast in the winter, but in the mountains, they have to wait.
Sailagram: A Snapshot of June Sailing
Summer officially kicked off last month and with it Summer Sailstice, the Delta Ditch Run, Singlehanded Transpac, and a whole lot more sailing. Our June Sailagram is packed full of photos from the sailors who make up our incredible community. More »
Ron Holland Keeps Sailing Because He Keeps It Simple
To imagine Ron enjoying an afternoon sail on his Coronado 25 highlights one of the things we've always appreciated about him: he likes to sail.
How to Pick the Ultimate Sharon Green Photo?
When contributing editor Ross Tibbits spoke to Santa Barbara resident, world-renowned sailing photographer and Ultimate Sailing Calendar creator Sharon Green for his story in our January issue, he asked her to send along a few shots for the story.
Stanford Sailing To Lose Varsity Status
Stanford University has announced that its intercollegiate sailing program will become a "club sport," losing its varsity status after next year's season.
Be One of 12 on a 2020 Latitude 38 Cover
Have you got a favorite Latitude 38 cover? The shot below, from February 2009, remains one of our favorites. We’ll explain why they’re all laughing later.
Latitude 38 has produced 516 issues, so we’ve run a lot of covers and have lots of favorites. More »
Counting Fish with Sailing Robots
Scientists Turn to Alameda’s Saildrone
This week is World Oceans Week. One of our friends shared this story on social media, and we could not resist passing it along. Here’s a tale where yesterday’s science fiction is today’s science fact, with a group of San Francisco Bay Area tech innovators leading the way. More »
Are Sailors Stranded at Sea Seeing a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Has the COVID-19 pandemic forced some countries to breach international maritime laws and deny sailors safe harbor? Are cruisers, who are by nature transient and who cross borders regularly, caught between a particularly unique rock and a hard place, or are they just stuck in inconvenient situations like the rest of us? More »
The Pandemic’s Silver Lining for Sailing
An interesting aspect of the unfolding pandemic is the increase in boat sales. Yes, you heard that right. Actually, like the pandemic, the data’s evolving, but our calls to brokers and dealers indicate that there is some surprisingly good activity on the waterfront. More »
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